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Monday, July 30, 2012

By the time we discovered K5 Learning program, Teddy already learned numbers and the alphabet.I was very excited to find out what K5 Learningprogram had to offer to
preschooler level students. Of course, we had some learning books and dvds but
none of them gave Teddy a feeling of a real school learning process with
assessments, lessons, progress charts on the first most important subjects as
reading and math.

I like this system because we can have classes any time of
the day, week-end or working day at home. The time we spend learning totally
depends on us, we can learn then play, go to sleep and then have our classes again.
This flexibility is a great addition to the simple and interactive lessons.

Teddy loved animated characters and was eager to hear and watch them again and
again. Since Teddy was too little to use the program independently so I had to
teach him some computer basics too.

Teddy’s favorites were Basic Sight Words, Reading Vocabulary
and Phonics. More difficult were Reading Comprehension Sequencing and Story
Element. Math facts were interesting to learn too.

We did not take Spelling lessons; it turned out to be very
difficult for Teddy (I think a little bit later).
All the interactive characters are very supportive and
encouraging.They are not irritated and
ready to repeat the task multiple times.

Overall K5 is a great program, me and Teddy like its design,
interactivity and easy control features. There are over 3,000 online lessons
and activities so no way to be bored. And as Teddy does not go to school yet K5Learning Program is a perfect learning tool at home.

OverviewK5 Learning (www.k5learning.com) is an online reading and
math program for kids from kindergarten through grade 5. Our intent is to help
kids build reading, math and study skills through independent study. K5 is
designed for home use and can be used for after-school, weekend and summertime
supplemental study or in conjunction with a homeschooling program.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

We thought it should be around 1 year or so. We were
surprised to learn that our friends started taking swimming lessons when their
daughter turned 4 months. So when Teddy was 7 months old and we decided to give swimming a try.

The first available program was Parent-and-Tot 1 and we
started in fall 2010 our aqua-journey. Teddy liked water from the beginning and
by the end of fall session (10 classes, 30 min. per week) got used to water and
felt quite comfortable in the pool.

Parent-and-Tot 2 requires child to be at least 1 year old and
we had to attend Parent-and-Tot 1 again in winter 2010 to strengthen Teddy's swimming skills. When
we returned to the pool after Christmas holidays, we realised that Teddy forgot
everything that he could do just month ago. Moreover he cried first two
lessons. However after fifth lesson he got all previously skills back and
started learning new one.

In spring, fall 2011 and winter 2012 Teddy took three
Parent-and-Tot 2 classes, because a child has to be 2+ for being eligible to take
Parent-and-Tot 3. Starting from summer 2011 we decided to spend one more evening
per week in the pool and swim during recreational swimming hours without
instructor. We got armbands for him and he was able to swim by himself. This
spring we finished Parent-and-Tot 3 but Teddy can go to Preschooler program only
when he turns three – next spring.

If was amazing to witness all his achievements and
struggles. Gradually week by week we worked on simple tasks like blowing
bubbles, jumping from pool borders, holding breath under the water for 5-10
seconds, getting a rubber ring from the bottom of the pool. Teddy nailed all
required activities to graduate Parent-and-Tot 3. He can not swim yet, but he
can stay on the top of the water for few seconds without any help, kicking his
legs and splashing water by his arms. We would like him to start swimming
within next six month and are working together on it. Good thing that he likes
it and can stay and stare for minutes at swimming people learning their moves.

The biggest accolade for Teddy was compliment from the
safeguard: “Who is a little fish swimming here?”

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My name is Faniya and I am Mommy to lovely little boy Teddy. Together we love to go out, be active and explore this amazing world every single day. Join our stories, adventures and discoveries. You can contact me via e-mail: info@teddyoutready.com. Always love to talk.